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  • From: mary passannante <marypassannante AT earthlink.net>
  • To: Just Bee <marty AT justbeenc.com>
  • Cc: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] I need a queen
  • Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:33:20 -0500

Thanks for all the reponses about my queen issue. Turns out I do have a queen
as I found her today. Shes just taking a holiday. (I hope) Anyway, I
appreciate the advice and will just let her bee! Mary

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 18, 2013, at 8:20 AM, Just Bee <marty AT justbeenc.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> Yes it's a seasonal thing. I'll take liberty with the symbols " " here and
> say "most" colonies will have small amounts of brood even at this time of
> year. With that said, we are talking about Bees so anything goes! Some may
> stop, some still laying well but most are very slow right now.
>
> Look for the dense (lots of bees on a frame) area of the bees and check
> there for Eggs or larvae.
>
> One trick I use is an electronic sensing heat gun. The kind with the
> trigger you just point and get a reading. Brood temps are around 92
> degrees. Yesterday we saw temps of 72-76 on the outer frames, 84 mid way in
> and 92 on just 2 frames. We then knew where to look for brood. A very
> helpful tool on cooler days cause we knew they had brood(visually
> confirmed) and could get in and out quickly.
>
> Good luck...try checking again soon.
> Marty
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 17, 2013, at 5:31 PM, Mark <markapowers53 AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Is this just seasonal? My queens are not laying.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 17, 2013, at 8:36 AM, mary passannante
>>> <marypassannante AT earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Can anyone help? I just discovered no brood or eggs in my hive. How can I
>>> get a queen this late in the season? Is it possible? Mary Passannante
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